Marcelito Pomoy is "Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2" Grand Champion

The male diva Marcelito Pomoy was proclaimed grand winner of the country’s biggest nationwide talent search, ABS-CBN’s “Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2 last Sunday.

The singer from Cavite, who can effortlessly sing like a diva, beat 13 other grand finalists after garnering 19.56% of the total text votes. He won a whopping P2 million in cash prize.

The tap dancing duo Happy Feet and the dance group Freestylers came in second and third. They got 18.32% and 9.46% text votes, respectively.

Last Saturday’s episode of PGT became a trending topic worldwide on Twitter while the 14 grand finalists performed spectacular numbers at the Araneta Coliseum.


Watch Marcelito Pomoy’s version of “The Prayer” on last Saturday’s performance night:

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Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finals Tonight

The much-awaited grand finals of the biggest talent show in the country will kick off tonight at the Araneta Coliseum. Fourteen grand finalists will compete for the 2 million cash prize and the title of being the second PGT grand champion, following the footsteps of Jovit Baldivino.

I am one of the many people eagerly waiting for this great spectacle. I have watched the program since the show started, from the auditions and to the semifinals and I will definitely stay late at night to watch the performances of the 14 grand finalists. I believe they will have the performance night tonight and the winner will be announced on Sunday.

Some of my early favorites are Rico the Magician, Marcelito Pomoy, Angel Calalas and Nielbeth or the pair doing dance sport. I hope that one of them will be declared as the grand champion. I have a feeling, though, that Marcelito Pomoy may emerge as the champion. In the end, this is just one popularity contest since the winner will be based from text and online votes.


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Jovit Baldivino is the first "Pilipinas Got Talent" Grand Winner

A contestant from Batangas, Jovit Baldivino was declared as the first “Pilipinas Got Talent” grand winner during the talent-reality show’s finale Sunday night at the jam-packed Araneta Coliseum. The 16-year-old teenager, who sells siomai has topped the overnight text and online votes garnering an overwhelming 48.81% to win the contest and the P2 million cash prize.

Dance groups Baguio Metamorphosis and Velasco Brothers received P100, 000 cash prizes each as runners up.

Judge Kris Aquino hailed Baldivino as ABS-CBN’s next singing superstar after he sang a heartfelt rendition of “Too Much Love Will Kill You.”

Baldivino was an early favorite by some regular viewers of the competition after he sang The Journey’s “Faithfully” during his audition. He was then dubbed as the next Arnel Pineda due to the striking resemblance of his voice to that of the Journey front man. His video which was uploaded on YouTube has already received over 3 million views. His fans went in full force at the Big Dome to show their support.

"Pilipinas Got Talent" (PGT) reportedly reached Top 2 of Twitter’s Philippine trending list during the show’s grand finals last Saturday night. It reached the No. 2 spot sometime between 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Watch his performance below:




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"Pilipinas Got Talent" Featuring an Amazing Butterfly Act by Alakim

The Philippines is also the home of world-class magicians. This is what Alakim wants to prove when he performed and wowed the audience on the "Pilipinas Got Talent" stage. And true enough, he did not disappoint the audience. In fact, his amazing act earned himself a slot in the Finals of the biggest nationwide reality talent show in the Philippines.

I’ve watched this magician during the Auditions and I am one of the many spectators who were mesmerized by his butterfly act. Even one of the judges, Kris Aquino, who admitted that she was not fond of magic, was caught applauding the magician when he conjured butterflies out of rose petals.

It was not a unique magical act as I had already seen on YouTube a similar act performed by Rocco Silano. But what made Alakim’s magic exceptional was it was done in front of a live audience and judges, and he doesn’t have any control on what will be shown by the cameras. He even spiced up his performance on the Semifinals night when he also added other magical tricks like those of the doves. Watch his performance on the Semifinals and Audition nights below:

Semifinals:



Audition night:




Watch Rocco Silano's "Butterflies" Barehand Creation of Life Magic from the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrRzcYoO5ns

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"Pilipinas Got Talent" Semi Finals Featuring Jovit Baldivino

Tired of reading about politics? Let me just share this video from last Saturday's Semi Finals night of the popular talent show "Pilipinas Got Talent." One of the most awaited performance was from Jovit Baldivino who became a YouTube sensation with his rendition of Journey's "Faithfully" during his audition.

This time the boy from Batangas sang the song "Carrie" by Europe. His rendition wowed the audience, enough to win votes and earn a ticket to the finals of the talent search. Watch his performance below:




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"Pilipinas Got Talent" Featuring Jovit Baldivino and Ezra Band

It was only two weeks ago when Pilipinas Got Talent was launched in Philippine TV and yet it has captivated the nation with powerful performances from ordinary Filipinos from all over the country. True to its promise, the program has showcased what Filipinos are really made of.

The reality show was acquired from the Got Talent franchise which is a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell’s SYCO Company. And lucky for us it was, this is the only time of the week that people will stop playing computer games or foxy bingo online or whatever it is they normally do. It's a chance for people to sit down with their families and friends to watch some truly great acts.

I’ve watched the two first episodes of the show and I was impressed by some of the performances showing pure talent. One of the first performers who really impressed the judges is a 16-year-old student from Batangas, Jovit Baldivino. The awkward-looking boy sang a heartfelt rendition of Journey’s “Faithfully” that blew away the judges and the live audience. I will not be surprised if this boy will be the next Youtube star like Arnel Pineda as his video now has over 200,000 views.



Another memorable act was that of the Ezra band from Davao Del Sur. The band is composed of a girl vocalist named Kaye and a differently-abled keyboard player. Their soulful version of “Wonderful Tonight” wowed the judges.





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